filigree

filigree [ FIL-i-gree ]
	[ noun, adjective, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) delicate and intricate ornamental work made from fine twisted wire of gold or silver 2. (n.) a delicate, intricate and fanciful ornamentation 3. (adj.) made of or resembling delicate and intricate ornaments 4. (tr. v.) to decorate with delicate and intricate design work
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was the best goldsmith in town and had a team of jewellery designers who were experts at filigree work.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Each bore decoration in gold filigree, the applied wire fused with the metal beneath to form an invisible bond. BBC, Hidden Treasure Fact Files, Dr Neil Faulkner, 5 November 2009.